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Bill: Anti-Paramilitary Enforcement Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Social-Liberal Party
Status[?]: defeated
Votes: This is an ordinary bill. It requires more yes votes than no votes. This bill will not pass any sooner than the deadline.
Voting deadline: October 2085
Description[?]:
| The Parliament of the Beluzian Republic, realising the need to prevent attacks by paramilitary organisations as they are being disarmed; Empowers the police to be armed to deal with to deal with paramilitary organisations for a period of ten (10) years until the threat has subsided, and resolves to reverse the extra powers granted to the police after this period. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The weapons used by police forces.
Old value:: Police officers carry standard firearms.
Current: Police officers may only carry non-lethal weapons apart from specially trained firearms units.
Proposed: Police officers carry military-grade equipment.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 14:18:56, July 23, 2005 CET | From | Free Beluzians | To | Debating the Anti-Paramilitary Enforcement Act |
| Message | OOC: DAMNIT! THis was my first bill! ;_; IC: This being a particular issue with us, the Free Beluzian Party supports this bill. |
| Date | 18:54:24, July 23, 2005 CET | From | Neo-Marxist revolutionary Party | To | Debating the Anti-Paramilitary Enforcement Act |
| Message | We cannot support this bill. See reasons given in the FBP bill. |
| Date | 15:21:52, July 24, 2005 CET | From | Partisans And Artisans League | To | Debating the Anti-Paramilitary Enforcement Act |
| Message | I think there is no threat posed by the PYS, and the cetain members of government are fear-mongering. |
| Date | 17:57:08, July 24, 2005 CET | From | Catholic Workers Movement | To | Debating the Anti-Paramilitary Enforcement Act |
| Message | Fear-mongering for political advantage, in fact. The Catholic Workers will oppose this attempt to militarize our police forces. |
| Date | 21:58:23, July 24, 2005 CET | From | Social-Liberal Party | To | Debating the Anti-Paramilitary Enforcement Act |
| Message | We shall bring this to vote, so that the record may state which parties were soft on terror. I hope, sincerely, that the lack of araments for our police forces will not backfire if the PYS decides to strike. |
| Date | 16:43:02, July 25, 2005 CET | From | People's Populist Party - Zogist Mafia | To | Debating the Anti-Paramilitary Enforcement Act |
| Message | Thank God the majority of Beluzias police and military are rigorous PPP supporters! |
| Date | 16:44:59, July 25, 2005 CET | From | People's Populist Party - Zogist Mafia | To | Debating the Anti-Paramilitary Enforcement Act |
| Message | Worry not, we have long armed and protected the patriots amongs Beluzia's police force. Arms for the communist betrayer and his foriegn master is another subject entirely! |
| Date | 07:32:10, July 26, 2005 CET | From | Free Beluzians | To | Debating the Anti-Paramilitary Enforcement Act |
| Message | Sorry, SLP- I woulda voted but I had problems.... +_+ |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 53 | |||||
| no |
Total Seats: 218 | |||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 29 |
| Random fact: By default the head of government is the ultimate authority within a national government. In general terms, heads of government are expected to consult with cabinet colleagues (including those from other parties) before making significant decisions but they remain responsible for government action. |
| Random quote: "We pursue no other aim than freedom from oppression, liberty from lies, salvation from irrationality!" - Julius Callus, former Davostani politician |